MASERU ? South Africa?s legends Abigail Kubeka and Marah Louw are billed to share the stage with local Afro-jazz sensation Paul Qebe known as Khakheni at ?Manthabiseng Convention Centre on November 2.
The trio will perform at a show dubbed the Legendary Divas Tour which has been organised by a Cape Town-based company Retail Leaders.
The group, that also includes Dorothy Masuku, got together in July last year for the Bastille Day event and performed a special tribute to the late Miriam Makeba.
Retail Leaders business manager, Janke Jabbie, told the Weekender that Khakheni shared the stage with Kubeka and Louw during the latter?s 60th birthday celebrations on July 17.
?The show was a huge success. This led the divas inviting Khakheni to be their opening act on their tour to Lesotho,? she said.
?Very unfortunately though, Dorothy Masuku won?t be part of the line-up due to other commitments.?
She added: ?The tour is intended to continue for the next six months in South Africa and other southern African countries.?
Jabbie said the tour is a celebration of the trio?s 50th anniversary in the arts and entertainment industry.
?The show in Lesotho is also meant to promote Louw?s new album titled Marah Worships the African way.
?Some of the songs they are going to perform are those by Makeba so they will also be paying homage to Makeba who was also their friend within their repertoire,? she said.
Jabbie told the Weekender that the collaboration with local artistes will add value and promote Lesotho?s arts and entertainment industry.
?We are going to have a few surprises locally but they will be unveiled at the show,? she said.
Khakheni in a separate interview told the Weekender that sharing the stage with the two South African divas will give him more exposure as an artiste.
?It will add more energy in the sense that I have more gigs coming my way after this performance,? Khakheni said.
The 50-year-old said sharing the stage with these much celebrated artistes on home soil is an honour.
?It is going to be an honour for me to be performing in front of my fellow countrymen and women on home soil,? Khakheni said.
?It is also going to give me more exposure as we are going to many places and countries soon after the local show.?
Khakheni ? whose only album Thusa Ntate was released in 2008 ? said he will also be performing in public for the first time with his music group.
?This will also be my very first performance with Bayete both as their leader and group member,? he said.
Meanwhile, Jabbie said the show will start at 8pm. Tickets are being sold at Computicket at M250 each.
?The legendary divas Abigail Kubeka, Marah Louw and Dorothy Masuku are true South African icons who are well respected and admired for their important and distinguished contribution to the arts and entertainment industry spanning over 50 years,? she added.
Jabbie said the three divas received positive review since their first collaboration in July.
?All their shows and performances received sensational reviews both from fans and the media. The shows left everyone wanting to hear more of their unique and powerful presence on stage and vocal combination hence the tour.?
Source: http://www.lestimes.com/?p=10637
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